USPTO Patents Application 09778045

APPLICATION NO. FILING DATE FIRST NAMED INVENTOR ATTORNEY DOCKET NO. CONFIRMATION NO.

Takahisa Kurahashi

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NIXON &VANDERHYE, PC I examiner

90 1 NORTH GLEBE ROAD, 1 1 TH FLOOR Matthews, colleen ann

ARLINGTON, VA 22203 I

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04/02/2008 PAPER

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Appeal No: 2008-2476
Application: 09/778,045
Appellant: Takahisa Kurahashi et al.

Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
Docketing Notice

Application 09/778,045 was received from the Technology Center at the Board on March 19,
2008 and has been assigned Appeal No: 2008-2476.

A review of the file indicates that the following documents have been filed by appellant:

Appeal Brief filed on: September 25, 2006

Reply Brief filed on: NONE
Request for Hearing filed on: NONE

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